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NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER SEVEN (Lesson VII) For Reformer John Calvin, what Paul means here by saying, “we have died to the Law,” is that we have been set free. The … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER SEVEN (Lesson VI) Anglican Bible scholar Charles Ellicott notes that the new alliance we have with God through the Holy Spirit ought not be unproductive. Our alliance … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER SEVEN (Lesson V) When it came to dealing with those pesky fleshly desires that believers must cope with almost daily, Paul strongly encouraged the Colossians to: “Deaden … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER SEVEN (Lesson IV) Bible scholar Robert Haldane also speaks concerning the idea of believers being dead to the Law. He says that by using the term “the … Continue reading →

Sometimes words, when spoken, can produce an effect that amazing. Nothing illustrates this more than when Jesus spoke to the howling winds and lashing waves during a storm and said, “Be at peace! Quiet down!” Also, when He walked into … Continue reading →

IMAGINE WHAT HEAVEN “COULD” BE LIKE When I read this story, it struck me much like a parable or allegory. But it made me wonder what we would think if Jesus had told this to His disciples’ something like this? … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER SEVEN (Lesson III) There is a Jewish commentary on Isaiah, Chapter 53, that has an interesting quotation. The quote goes this way: “When God created His world, … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER SEVEN (Lesson II) Along with early church scholar Ambrosiaster, we can see other factors in this analogy. Just as a woman is freed by the death of … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER SEVEN (Lesson I) Verses 1: Brothers and sisters, all of you understand the Law of Moses. So surely you know that the law has jurisdiction over people … Continue reading →

COMING ATTRACTION! To my precious readers, I want to say a word of thanks for your love and dedication in reading God’s Word. What the Lord has asked me to do is to research, study, and comment on the Scriptures. … Continue reading →